Two-piece buckle



Oct. 11, 1966 J. A. GAYLORD TWO-PIECE BUCKLE Filed July 26, 1965INVENTOR' JOHN A. 6A YLORD ATTORNEY fornia Filed July 26, 1965, Ser. No.474,651 1 Claim. (Cl. 24-193) This invention relates to a two-piecebuckle.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a connector for webswhich can be easily attached to the webs and which is simple inconstruction yet positive in operation and gripping the respective webin adjusted position, and wherein the buckle consists of two flat piecesseparate but hingedly held together by the Web.

I am aware that some changes may be made in the general arrangements andcombinations of the several devices and parts, as well as in the detailsof the construction thereof without departing from the scope of thepresent invention as set forth in the following specification, and asdefined in the following claim; hence I do not limit my invention to theexact arrangements and combinations of the said device and parts asdescribed in the said specification, nor do I confine myself to theexact details of the construction of the said parts as illustrated inthe accompanying drawings.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, which will be mademanifest in the following detailed description, reference is had to theaccompanying drawings for the illustrative embodiment of the invention,wherein:

FIGv 1 is a perspective view of the two-piece buckle in web-connectingposition.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the same.

FIG. 3 is a perspective detailed view of the smaller plate forming thebuckle.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the larger plate of the buckle.

The two-piece buckle herein includes a substantially rectangular flatplate 1 which has in it a correspondingly generally rectangular hole 2.

The other piece of the buckle is also a flat plate 3 which is bent on atransverse corner 4. A flange 5, bent from said corner 4, is shorterthan the apertured portion 6 of the plate 3. The included angle at thecorner 4 is about 125 degrees. The apertured portion 6 of the flat plate3 has two generally rectangular parallel apertures 7 and 8, which arealso parallel with the corner 4.

The above described two individual plates are used together forconnecting webs, or belts or the like. For instance, one end of a beltor of a web 9 has a loop 10 formed at its end, which loop 10 is threadedthrough and located in the hole 2 of plate 1 and the aperture 7 of plate3 of the buckle so that it pivotally holds the two pieces together. Whenunder tension the loop 10 engages the inner edges respectively of thehole 2 and of the aperture 7.

The other end of the belt or another web 11, as the case may be, has itsfree web end 12 threaded first through the hole 2 of plate 1. and thenaperture 7 of plate 3 and then returning through the other aperture 8 ofplate 3 and back through the hole 2 again in superimposed relation withthe remaining portion of the web 11.

The above arrangement provides a pair of simple flat pieces of stampedmetal or plastic, and when pull is exerted on the webs in oppositedirections, the looped portion Sttes Patent of web 11 tends to pull theplate 3 and its flange 5 downwardly against the free end 12 of the web,thereby preventing slippage. It is to be noted that the two plates 1 and3 are superimposed so that the flange 5 projects beyond the plate 1.Plate 1 is narrower than the fiat portion 6 of plate 3 so that thedividing rib 13 on plate 3 is substantially above the adjacent edge ofthe hole 2 of the plate 1. The bent flange 5 of the flat plate 3 has aslot 14 therethrough parallel with the rectangular apertures 7 and 8. Ahandle strap 15 is secured in the slot 14 to facilitate manipulation.

In order to tighten the belt the free web end 12 is pulled, which exertsa force on the edge of the bent flange 5 to push it away from the part1, thereby allowing the pulling of the free web end 12 to tighten thebelt. To loosen the belt the flange 5 has to be pulled and held up bymeans of the strap 15 so as to permit the pulling of the web 11 out ofthe apertures 7 and 8. a

I claim:

A two-piece buckle comprising (a) a generally rectangular flat platehaving an elongated hole for engagement by a loop on an end of a web,and

(b) a separate second flat plate longer than the first piece and havingtwo apertures therein, the edge of one aperture being in generalregistry with the edge of the hole in said first plate to be engaged 'bythe loop of said web thereby to pivotally connect said plates, the saidaperture being narrower than the hole in the first plate,

(0) said second fiat plate having a second aperture therein parallelWith the first aperture and located beyond the hole of the first platewhen the plates are assembled,

(d) a flat transverse dividing rib formed between said apertures andbeing generally superimposed over the adjacent end of the first plate,

(e) a flange on the end of said second flat plate beyond said secondaperture being bent at an obtuse included angle and inclined toward theplane of the first plate when assembled and being shorter than theapertured portion of said second plate whereby the free end of the Webthreaded through the hole of the first plate and through the firstaperture of the second plate and then around said dividing rib and thenback through the second aperture of the second plate and then throughthe hole of the first plate and between the adjacent end of said firstplate and said web, exerts, when under load, a resultant force urgingsaid bent flange toward and against the adjacent portion of the free endof the second Web.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 491,123 2/1893McClure 24-193 1,272,296 7/1918 Moreland 24-193 1,646,545 10/ 1927 Laier24193 1,798,576 3/1931 Alonso 24197 FOREIGN PATENTS 549,625 11/ 1942Great Britain.

WILLIAM FELDMAN, Primary Examiner.

E. SIMONSEN, Assistant Examiner.

